[5] It is bordered to the south by the town of Orchid, to the north by Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, to the west by the Indian River Lagoon, and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean.

Florida State Road A1A runs along the eastern side of the community, leading north 22 miles (35 km) to Melbourne Beach and south 10 miles (16 km) to Vero Beach.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.89 square miles (2.3 km2), all of it recorded as land.

The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.35% White, 0.41% African American, and 1.23% from two or more races.

6.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.